09:08 AM EDT, 04/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were declining premarket Monday, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 0.6% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) 0.8% lower.

Sony ( SONY ) , SoftBank, NEC and Honda Motor ( HMC ) have jointly established a new artificial intelligence company to develop a domestic AI foundation model for use by Japanese companies, multiple media outlets reported. Shares of Sony Group ( SONY ) were down more than 2% pre-bell.

Aeluma ( ALMU ) stock was up more than 25% after the company said it has won more than $4 million in contracts to scale the US government's semiconductor heterogeneous integration platform for quantum and high-speed datacom applications.

Cisco Systems ( CSCO ) is in discussions to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Astrix Security for $250 million to $350 million, The Information reported, citing people with knowledge of the deal. Cisco Systems ( CSCO ) shares were 0.6% lower pre-bell.